| This crabapple is a small tree of higher elevations in the Mountains in North Carolina with maple-like leaves. Though the leaves slightly resemble those of Red Maple, they are alternate instead of opposite. The differences between this species and Southern Crabapple Malus angustifolia can be subtle. The leaves of angustifolia are narrower, usually more than 2 times as long as broad and have more rounded tips, while those of coronaria are usually less than 2 times as long as broad and have more pointed tips. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Sweet Crabapple is most common above 3500 feet elevation, where it begins to flower in mid-May. Haywood Co., NC 5/10/08.
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| Pinkish flower buds. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Quite showy in bloom. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| The white flowers are tinged with pink. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Bark detail. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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